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Star Photos of the Year by Matt Detrich

Fairies wait their turn to take the stage during the dress rehearsal of "The Nutcracker" performed by the Gregory Hancock Dance Theatre at the Pike Performing Arts Center on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2013. This modern-day version performed at thePike Performing Arts Centerportrays Klara as a homeless orphan who discovers the true meaning of the season through the gift and the giving spirit of a homeless man. Every costume in the show was designed and hand made by Artistic Director Gregory Hancock.

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Star Photos of the Year by Matt Detrich

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Fairies wait their turn to take the stage during the dress rehearsal of "The Nutcracker" performed by the Gregory Hancock Dance Theatre at the Pike Performing Arts Center on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2013. This modern-day version performed at thePike Performing Arts Centerportrays Klara as a homeless orphan who discovers the true meaning of the season through the gift and the giving spirit of a homeless man. Every costume in the show was designed and hand made by Artistic Director Gregory Hancock. Matt Detrich/The Star

Seven-year-old Lexi Dodd, Plainfield, stands in line with her box as she and her family wait for their monthly food needs to be met at the mobile Gleaners Food Pantry set up at the Northview Christian Church in Danville on June 5, 2013. The mobile food pantry feeds more than 1,000 people within a two-hour period. Dodd was adopted by her grandma and lives with seven other relatives in a three-bedroom house. Matt Detrich/The Star

Storm Chasers perch themselves on the peak of a country road to get the best vantage point they can to hopefully watch a tornado form out of the gigantic clouds that surround them in Iowa on Friday, April 26, 2013. Matt Detrich/The Star

Carmel wide receiver Austin Roberts is flipped in the air as he starts to lose his helmet on a swarming hit by the Warren Central defense in the first half of the IHSAA Class 6A State Football Finals held at Lucas Oil Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2013. Matt Detrich/The Star

Isabella Aven, 14, Georgetown, and her llama Potter take the stage with a Batman theme for the costume contest held inside the Tractor Supply Co. Champions Pavilion during the 2013 Indiana State Fair on Saturday, July 3, 2013. Aven took Reserve Grand Champion in the competition. Matt Detrich/The Star

Friends and fellow emergency workers mourn fallen Indianapolis EMT Timothy McCormick as his casket is put back into the ambulance at SS Peter & Paul Catholic Church after his funeral service on Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013. Two EMT's lost their lives after a car blew through a red light and struck the ambulance about 3:30 a.m. The driver of the car had been drinking but tested just below the legal limit. She was released with no charge for D.U.I. Matt Detrich/The Star

Matthew Gray, 4, and his sister, Libby, 5, of Carmel, are greeted by Spider-Man before getting their photo taken with the super hero at the Indianapolis Children's Museum on Saturday, March 16, 2013. Matt Detrich/The Star Matt Detrich / The Star

Mark Proctor, 61, Fishers, enjoys a beer before taking the stage to play stand-up bass with the group Bro Slaw at The Ole Pub in Plainfield on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2013. "Everybody wants their picture taken with Santa, and everyone wants to buy Santa a beer," said Proctor. "Maybe Santa might have to make more appearances in bars." Proctor takes gift requests from kids and adults who take a seat on his lap, but he prefers to give a little extra cheer through music. With his real beard and deep baritone voice, Proctor can be found singing in coffee shops, nursing homes and bars where he plays his 12-string guitar and stand-up bass. Matt Detrich/The Star

Driver Tony Kanaan is congratulated after chugging the milk in Victory Circle after winning his first Indianapolis 500 race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Sunday, May 26, 2013. Matt Detrich/The Star

Michelle Roberts, Greenwood, is slammed with yellow powder as she crossed the finish line during the Greenwood and Center Grove High School's "Color Their Legacy" 5K Run/Walk for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society held at Greenwood High School on Saturday, April 13, 2013. Matt Detrich/The Star

Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck gets a thumb in the eye while being sacked by a Titan defender in the second half of Sunday's game against the Tennessee Titans at Lucas Oil Stadium on Dec. 1, 2013. The Colts beat the Titans 22-14. Matt Detrich/The Star

Race fan Daniel DeVore, Tulsa, Oklahoma, right, took a big drink of his beer stack collected throughout the day while he and friend Dave Reinhart, Jeffersonville, Ind., wear their best race outfits after the Carb Day concert featuring Poison at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Friday, May 24, 2013. Matt Detrich/The Star

Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning has the ball stripped away by a big hit from former teammate Robert Mathis during the first half of Sunday night's game at Lucas Oil Stadium on Oct. 20, 2013. The Colts kept relentless pressure on Manning and went on to beat the undefeated Denver Broncos 39-33. Matt Detrich / The Star

IFD Station 14 firefighters and dive team use metal detectors and an occasional dive in the waters of Eagle Creek on the West 56th Street bridge Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013, to search for a gun used by a pair of teen suspects in a crime spree that included one fatal shooting yesterday. Matt Detrich/The Star

The Eastern Hancock High School defensive line runs through drills as the sun sets during practice at the school in Charlottesville on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2013. When all of the seniors on the team were freshman their record was 1-9, but they built the team up to a 13-0 record going into the IHSAA State Finals. Matt Detrich/The Star